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romney poll is off by over 9. ouch. in colorado within romney poll had romney up 2.5 points. obama won by 5.4. romney poll off by almost 8. again, ouch. in iowa, a tie. romney won by almost 6 points. in minnesota, romney poll showed romney up by 4. he won by 7.7. in wisconsin, showing obama up by 4. he won by 6.8. in pennsylvania the romney poll showed obama up three points. he won by 5.4. so these are big swings. this isn't a little bit off. so the question becomes, why were the romney numberes so very off? the reporter who got the polling data posed that question to romney polster neil newhouse. he said, quote, i'm not sure what answer is, newhouse said. his future client may want to know that. he said his polls were more accurate than most of the other swing states. though there was a knowledge of the electior yit. he said the colorado latino vote was challenging as it was in florida. the romney campaign also stemmed in part from the voter intensity. their polls asked voters how interested they were in the election on a scale of 1-10. voters who scored 8, 9 or 10 romney le
romney poll is off by over 9. ouch. in colorado within romney poll had romney up 2.5 points. obama won by 5.4. romney poll off by almost 8. again, ouch. in iowa, a tie. romney won by almost 6 points. in minnesota, romney poll showed romney up by 4. he won by 7.7. in wisconsin, showing obama up by 4. he won by 6.8. in pennsylvania the romney poll showed obama up three points. he won by 5.4. so these are big swings. this isn't a little bit off. so the question becomes, why were the romney...
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you know who would hate that mitt romney paid only 13% in income taxes? the guy who beat mitt romney's father in the campaign for president in 1968, right wing reactionary richard nixon. that's right. republican richard nixon who was as conservative as republicans got in those days hated the idea that rich people got away with paying little or no income taxes. he introduced a bill that would create a minimum tax that rich people would have to pay even if they had the giant package of deductions and loopholes like romney that got their tax liability down to zero. they had to pay something. the nixon idea was there's a basic minimum to pay no matter what their deductions say. the idea was called the alternative minimum tax, and richard nixon signed it into law inç 1969 saying a large numberf high-income persons who paid little or no federal income taxes will now bear a fairer share of the tax burden through enactment of a minimum income tax comparable to the proposal i submitted to the congress which closes the loopholes that permitted much of this tax av
you know who would hate that mitt romney paid only 13% in income taxes? the guy who beat mitt romney's father in the campaign for president in 1968, right wing reactionary richard nixon. that's right. republican richard nixon who was as conservative as republicans got in those days hated the idea that rich people got away with paying little or no income taxes. he introduced a bill that would create a minimum tax that rich people would have to pay even if they had the giant package of deductions...
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obama care was built on the backs of romney care. if he can say something about the fiscal cliff, the president can gain some bipartisan credibility. it's also the right thing to do. the real tradition of this is started in 1960 with kennedy meeting nixon in florida, and since then it's pretty much pro forma. what is 50-50 is whether a friendship gets developed out of this kind of lunch. >> this is the kind of thing that we take for granted in the united states. you really have to think about it, when there is no peaceful transition. >> well, you know, i recently wrote about the kennedy assassination, and it's amazing. here our president was killed in dallas in 1963, and in many countries people would go riot in the streets, but in america lyndon johnson was sworn in, and it's a smooth transition of power. look at gore verse bush in 2000. went all the way to the supreme court, but there they were breaking bread together, vice president gore and then incoming president bush. it is what -- what we're seeing today the healthy side of ou
obama care was built on the backs of romney care. if he can say something about the fiscal cliff, the president can gain some bipartisan credibility. it's also the right thing to do. the real tradition of this is started in 1960 with kennedy meeting nixon in florida, and since then it's pretty much pro forma. what is 50-50 is whether a friendship gets developed out of this kind of lunch. >> this is the kind of thing that we take for granted in the united states. you really have to think...
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so where is mitt romney? he's out of sight at his house in california, totally cutting himself from the public and his party. "the washington post" says, quote, romney hangs around the house, sometimes alone, pecking away at his ipad, his rapid retreat into seclusion has been marked by repressed emotions, second guessing, and sustained boredom. it also says, romney has told friends he has no interest in helping the republican party rebuild and rebrand itself. so romney's gone, santorum has gone birther, and until something changes, the gop may be gone for good. joining me now is republican pollster christian saltise, vice president of the wednesday group. and erin mcpike, reporter with real clear politics. thank you both for joining me. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> christian, let me start with you. is the gop in trouble as they figure things out? >> i think there's a lot of work to be done. so this 2012 election is proof that it's not 2004 again. we really got the best campaign that they had to o
so where is mitt romney? he's out of sight at his house in california, totally cutting himself from the public and his party. "the washington post" says, quote, romney hangs around the house, sometimes alone, pecking away at his ipad, his rapid retreat into seclusion has been marked by repressed emotions, second guessing, and sustained boredom. it also says, romney has told friends he has no interest in helping the republican party rebuild and rebrand itself. so romney's gone,...
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. >> that was mitt romney attacking president obama, but it works for his own party, too. now, let's move on to immigration. romney's deportation stands didn't sit well with a growing number of hispanic voters and now two retiring reporters are pushing their own version of the dream act. it gives children the path to citizenship. >> we're introducing this legislation, which is not dissimilar from what the president has done de facto as a way of righting the situation, but doing it the right way. namely, to change the law. >> change can't be measured in speeches, it's measured in results. >> one of the issues that sunk a couple of republican senate candidates was abortion. their controversial statements really did them in. so, now john mccain has a remedy for this one. >> as far as young women are concerned, absolutely. i don't think anybody like me, i can state my position on abortion, but to other than that, leave the issue alone. >> change can't be measured in speeches, it's measured in results. >> but i'll leave the last word for ted cruz, the incoming republican senato
. >> that was mitt romney attacking president obama, but it works for his own party, too. now, let's move on to immigration. romney's deportation stands didn't sit well with a growing number of hispanic voters and now two retiring reporters are pushing their own version of the dream act. it gives children the path to citizenship. >> we're introducing this legislation, which is not dissimilar from what the president has done de facto as a way of righting the situation, but doing it...
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romney are having a hard time adjusting to losing the election. and your loved one can get exelon patch free for 30 days. if the doctor feels it's right for them. it cannot change how the disease progresses. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. patients who weigh less than 110 pounds may experience more side effects. people at risk for stomach ulcers who take certain other medicines should talk to their doctor because serious stomach problems such as bleeding may worsen. patients may experience slow heart rate. thirty days of exelon patch free for your loved one. access to trained nurses for you. call 1-855-999-1399 or visit exelonpatchoffer2.com. call 1-855-999-1399 if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about up
romney are having a hard time adjusting to losing the election. and your loved one can get exelon patch free for 30 days. if the doctor feels it's right for them. it cannot change how the disease progresses. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may...
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romney, how was your meeting with mr. romney today? was it nice to see him? >> good friend. great to be with him. >> always great to see paul ryan. >> sure. always great to see him. and chat about the irony of their getting only 47% of the vote. how fitting. but the fact is, even now many republicans don't get why they were rejected by the american people. this morning, as romney was getting ready for his big day in washington, his top political strategist was on national tv talking about why he lost. >> i certainly don't think it was the ideas. i think that the ideas carried the day for us and the success that we had, though it obviously wasn't enough to win the race, was based on the candidate mitt romney and on his ideas. >> the ideas carried the day? what is he talking about? those ideas are why romney came in second place. this election was a rejection of the policies romney stood for. but too many republicans just don't get it. right now we have incredibly important issues to deal with, on tacks, jobs, immigration, marriage equality. but how account country move forwar
romney, how was your meeting with mr. romney today? was it nice to see him? >> good friend. great to be with him. >> always great to see paul ryan. >> sure. always great to see him. and chat about the irony of their getting only 47% of the vote. how fitting. but the fact is, even now many republicans don't get why they were rejected by the american people. this morning, as romney was getting ready for his big day in washington, his top political strategist was on national tv...
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romney doesn't drink. and since the event is closed to the press, we may not ever know what words were spoken between the former competitors. if only white house walls could talk. >> if only. dan lothian reporting. joining me now is sean spicer, communications director for the republican national committee. welcome, sean. >> good morning, carol. >> everybody is joking about this. it's just become this big joke. should it be? this luncheon? >> no. i think it's actually a very nice part of modern american history, where the two candidates get together and show what a great country it is that you can go at it during a political campaign, present ideas to some degree, you know, talk about the other candidate. and then sit down afterwards as two civilized adults, come together for the good of the country, and show how great our process and our democracy is. >> you've been in politics a long time. i can't imagine being such bitter rivals. and this was a bitter partisan campaign. i can't imagine these two men sit
romney doesn't drink. and since the event is closed to the press, we may not ever know what words were spoken between the former competitors. if only white house walls could talk. >> if only. dan lothian reporting. joining me now is sean spicer, communications director for the republican national committee. welcome, sean. >> good morning, carol. >> everybody is joking about this. it's just become this big joke. should it be? this luncheon? >> no. i think it's actually a...
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and the romney campaign. >> working for governor romney was an extraordinary privilege. and it really was an arne. and i think that he was in this race for the right reasons. he was in it out of a sense of what he could do for the country. to be a small part of that was a great privilege. but i think that republicans need to, we have a good menial, we have to do a better job of getting it out. we need to look at how we need to adjust. >> rose: julianna goldman and stuart stevens when we begin. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. begin this evening with politic. less than a month remains for lawmaker to reach a deal before the fiscal cliff deadline. the whitehouse open sists tax rates must rise on higher incomes in order to balance spending cuts but republican leadership remains committed to extending the bush tax cuts for all a tax bracket. brainer offer his response to the president. in an interview with julianna goldman of bloomberg news obama called the boehner plan quote out of balance. >> i think that
and the romney campaign. >> working for governor romney was an extraordinary privilege. and it really was an arne. and i think that he was in this race for the right reasons. he was in it out of a sense of what he could do for the country. to be a small part of that was a great privilege. but i think that republicans need to, we have a good menial, we have to do a better job of getting it out. we need to look at how we need to adjust. >> rose: julianna goldman and stuart stevens...
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romney goes to washington. >> mitt romney makes his way to the white house. >> the political power lunch of 2012. >> it's not exactly the way he wanted to get there. >> president obama and mitt romney meeting for the first time, privately. >> when we say private, we mean private. >> no cameras. >> no cameras allowed. >> no staff. >> to move forward and have a lunch. it's weird. >> there's really no agenda. >> it's weird! >> it's really to bury the hatchet. >> mitt romney comes to washington. guess whose coming to lunch? >> rip flamba. >> we are now 33 days away from the fiscal curb, and democrats are telling republicans that it's their move. >> we are not going to negotiate with us. we have made a proposal through the president of the united states. that proposal said we should revert back to the same tax plan that we had when clinton was president. you can't get from here to there unless you raise the upper rates. and that's what the president suggested, it's up to them to come forward with something else. >> the day after boehner loyalist tom cole, republican congressman from oklahoma
romney goes to washington. >> mitt romney makes his way to the white house. >> the political power lunch of 2012. >> it's not exactly the way he wanted to get there. >> president obama and mitt romney meeting for the first time, privately. >> when we say private, we mean private. >> no cameras. >> no cameras allowed. >> no staff. >> to move forward and have a lunch. it's weird. >> there's really no agenda. >> it's weird! >>...
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it's the mitt romney plan again. the offer letter actually described the proposal as the bowles plan. republicans say the plan is based on the outline for the debt commission co-chair. the approach outlined in the letter speaker boehner sent to the president does not represent the simpson-bowles plan nor is it the bowles plan. the white house also rejected the offer in a statement today. the republican letter released today does not meet the test of balance. in fact, it actually promises to lower rates for the wealthiest americans and sticks the middle class with the bill. their plan includes nothing new and provides no details on which e deductions they would eliminate, which loopholes they would close or which medicare savings they would achieve. hold it right there, folks. loopholes, aren't we tired of hearing about loopholes? timothy geithner made appearances on all the sunday talk shows to hammer home the specifics of the white house plan. republicans tried to counter his presence using their favorite media sour
it's the mitt romney plan again. the offer letter actually described the proposal as the bowles plan. republicans say the plan is based on the outline for the debt commission co-chair. the approach outlined in the letter speaker boehner sent to the president does not represent the simpson-bowles plan nor is it the bowles plan. the white house also rejected the offer in a statement today. the republican letter released today does not meet the test of balance. in fact, it actually promises to...
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the magazine quotes a romney aide on election night talking to romney's son tagg as the results were coming in. he looked like he was in a complete state of shock, as if these numbers cannot be real. to make matters worse, their polling told them florida and virginia, two states that romney lost, were in the bag. the republican party is left asking itself what went wrong and how they fix it. john brabender is a republican strategist and top adviser to rick santorum, and robert shrum, democratic strategist and columnist for the daily beast. john, you're on the inside. you know something about this. do you understand how somebody would think that the electorate that's going to participate in 2012, in a general election with barack obama, an african-american, a democrat, and a relatively popular president, would create a different electorate than the one you saw say in 2010 or in a primary situation? >> well, i think -- as you know, every poll starts with an assumption. here is who we think is going to show up and vote. therefore, that's who we ask the question of. republicans, and not
the magazine quotes a romney aide on election night talking to romney's son tagg as the results were coming in. he looked like he was in a complete state of shock, as if these numbers cannot be real. to make matters worse, their polling told them florida and virginia, two states that romney lost, were in the bag. the republican party is left asking itself what went wrong and how they fix it. john brabender is a republican strategist and top adviser to rick santorum, and robert shrum, democratic...
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i think that obama if he were smart, would utilize mitt romney, mitt romney really knows could. i think that -- knows business, and i think that obama has a certain respect. obama is not a businessman. he is an idea log. i think by him doing something to reach out to mitt romney other than a turkey chili lunch, whatever. neil: they had cold cuts. >> and cold cuts. >> i'm thinking like salmon or something elegant, are you going to eat that. >> yeah, look at my office that you do not get, and how about a coil cut. neil: did you see that? like, looky there what do you think of the color scheme, not up to you. >> track records speak for themselves, mitt romney has a track record of great things. neil: look at, that. >> in oval offers. >> romney just within inches of the desk. >> when i worked for giuliani, romney was running, he has been running for a long time. neil: do you think he runs again. >> i do not. neil: who do the think? >> 2016 rubio, and chris christie, a lot of people that a lot of big donors begged to run. neil: tom you are running? >> not yet. >> talk to me. >> when
i think that obama if he were smart, would utilize mitt romney, mitt romney really knows could. i think that -- knows business, and i think that obama has a certain respect. obama is not a businessman. he is an idea log. i think by him doing something to reach out to mitt romney other than a turkey chili lunch, whatever. neil: they had cold cuts. >> and cold cuts. >> i'm thinking like salmon or something elegant, are you going to eat that. >> yeah, look at my office that you...
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president obama is meeting with mitt romney later today. do you have any idea what they plan to discuss? >> you know, there's a lot of speculation about governor romney playing a role in the administration. but the president himself, during his victory speech after he was re-elected talked about wanting to sit down with mitt romney to talk about ways of moving the country forward. during his post re-election news conference, the president was asked about what roles he could play or if -- what the president hoped to gain from him. the president talked about how mitt romney did a good job with the olympics, and he thought in turning around the olympics, some of that could be used to streamline government and make it more user friendly. that's what we expect for the president to be discussing with mitt romney when they sit down today for lunch at the white house. of course everyone is speculating about some possible role he could play in this white house. it's interesting because it's a very high-profile bipartisan showing from the president t
president obama is meeting with mitt romney later today. do you have any idea what they plan to discuss? >> you know, there's a lot of speculation about governor romney playing a role in the administration. but the president himself, during his victory speech after he was re-elected talked about wanting to sit down with mitt romney to talk about ways of moving the country forward. during his post re-election news conference, the president was asked about what roles he could play or if --...
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now romney it tough -- if romney was president there is not a lot that rhymes with romney. >> no, there isn't. and i was thinking in the last few days how lucky i was that when he was born and his name willard mitt romney, that his parents didn't say well let's just call him willard, willard doesn't rhyme with anything. but m itt is okay. and fortunately a lot of them had those kind of nick name, newt, there is a little proceeds in the book that is called the title is calista gingrich, aware that her husband has cheated on and then left two women with serious illnesses tries to make light of a bad cough. (laughter) (applause) >> you knows what's nice about that? you done even need to rhyme for that, that just works. that just ultimately works. >> jon: i promote this book. and i urge people to purchase it. it is a great, and if i may say this and again a great compliment, a great stock stuffer. because it does not take am the entire stocking. >> it's kind of a toe book in a way. >> jon: stick it in the toe, dogfight, it's hilarious, on the book shelves now, the great calvin trillin. plau
now romney it tough -- if romney was president there is not a lot that rhymes with romney. >> no, there isn't. and i was thinking in the last few days how lucky i was that when he was born and his name willard mitt romney, that his parents didn't say well let's just call him willard, willard doesn't rhyme with anything. but m itt is okay. and fortunately a lot of them had those kind of nick name, newt, there is a little proceeds in the book that is called the title is calista gingrich,...
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the same moment thereafter, mitt romney had the binders of women came up. what got me about that moment was the democrats and the president could point to this one act, this one piece of legislation, he didn't talk about more than that because there isn't that much more. it is easy to say republicans, women, not such an easy stew, but overall it is something and plain and simple and measurable as pay, no one in the political spectrum across-the-board has done much to -- besides you. [applause] >> let me just say there is pending legislation which republicans have blocked in the house, that is the third paycheck act. he could have brought that up. you need that second half to make easier, more practical to demand fare paying in the courts that going back to the binders which is the favorite topic, when i was governor, i got a lot of women applicants for jobs because it was the first time most people's acquaintance that there was a woman governor, so mitt romney had to go outside his network to find some women. for that much i gave him credit even though he w
the same moment thereafter, mitt romney had the binders of women came up. what got me about that moment was the democrats and the president could point to this one act, this one piece of legislation, he didn't talk about more than that because there isn't that much more. it is easy to say republicans, women, not such an easy stew, but overall it is something and plain and simple and measurable as pay, no one in the political spectrum across-the-board has done much to -- besides you. [applause]...
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romney's ideology doesn't do that. i think there's not that -- >> do they believe he's not a member of the club, doug, because he country have a political philosophy. people like to say they live or die on what they believe. that's why they're in pub leg life, not just to be celebrities but to carry out a motive. do they believe he lacks one and that's why he can't get along with other politicians who often seem to have a motive? >> bingo, chris. i think that's very true. and he doesn't have a job, either, mitt romney. and -- >> you don't need a job if you're worth a quarter billion. >> no. but, you know, john mccain still had his senate seat and john kerry still was in the senate so there's still players in washington. you're looking at mitt romney, he didn't carry new hampshire, massachusetts, or california, his home states. there is no such thing as a romney republican anymore. they're a dwindling tribe. he doesn't have any power. he's coming today, obama looked good because he was showing a reaching out, the winner
romney's ideology doesn't do that. i think there's not that -- >> do they believe he's not a member of the club, doug, because he country have a political philosophy. people like to say they live or die on what they believe. that's why they're in pub leg life, not just to be celebrities but to carry out a motive. do they believe he lacks one and that's why he can't get along with other politicians who often seem to have a motive? >> bingo, chris. i think that's very true. and he...
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romney was the nominee, to win in part, romney was the guy they didn't want from the beginning. >> what was extraordinary, the gap between obama and romney. african-americans, 93%. latinos, 71-27. asian, 73-26. almost every demographic, they got slaughtered. >> he did. and now the president has to represent. the president would not be in the white house right now, were it not for these groups you just mentioned. everybody talks about women, and indeed, they showed up in huge numbers. latinos, huge numbers. young people in huge numbers. i did a blog a few weeks back about how black people had been pushed off the stage so quickly. black folk are the president's most loyal constituency, with all due respect to latinos, women, young people. it is this coalition that allowed him to the white house. our discussion on the fiscal cliff, aweterity masquerading, i hope he will remember the mandate he has from the people. who put him in the white house. i hope he remembers that budgets are moral documents. say what you say, but you are what you are. you put your budget onley table, we'll see what
romney was the nominee, to win in part, romney was the guy they didn't want from the beginning. >> what was extraordinary, the gap between obama and romney. african-americans, 93%. latinos, 71-27. asian, 73-26. almost every demographic, they got slaughtered. >> he did. and now the president has to represent. the president would not be in the white house right now, were it not for these groups you just mentioned. everybody talks about women, and indeed, they showed up in huge...
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over the last wecht the romney numbers showed romney gained strong momentum. in wisconsin he lost 4 points as romney gained 4 tied up the race. in new hampshire obama lost four while he gained three. he was talking to romney's sun tagg. as the results were coming in, quote, he looked like he was in a complete state of shock as if these numbers cannot be real. to make matters worse, florida and virginia, two states romney lost, he was told were in the bag. john braybender is an adviser to rick santorum. i want to start with you, john. you're on the inside. you know something about this. do you understand how somebody would think that the electorate that's going to participate in 2012 in a general election with barack obama, an african-american, a democrat, and a relatively popular president would create a different electorate than one in 2010 or pry mire situation? >> as you know, every poll starts with an assumption. here's who we think is going to show up and vote, therefore that's who we ask the question of. romney -- not just the republican campaign but rep
over the last wecht the romney numbers showed romney gained strong momentum. in wisconsin he lost 4 points as romney gained 4 tied up the race. in new hampshire obama lost four while he gained three. he was talking to romney's sun tagg. as the results were coming in, quote, he looked like he was in a complete state of shock as if these numbers cannot be real. to make matters worse, florida and virginia, two states romney lost, he was told were in the bag. john braybender is an adviser to rick...
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romney or mr. stevens or republican that they many a nasty, mean-spirited campaign that deserved the thumping it received? >> you're not going to get that and, you know, i have met stuart. he's not a friend of mine, but you read the piece he wrote in "the washington post," you listen to what he said, you say no wonder romney make. the arguments he's making are fantasy and they're pernicious. he says crazy things like no one in washington, in the washington green room, ever thought mitt romney was going to be the nominee. it took a movement to get him the nomination. everybody thought he was going to be the nominee, and what was the cause that was at the heart of this movement? secondly, he says, well, look, the guy won the whiter, wealthier vote, and, therefore, we carried the day. that's a line out of "saturday night live." the truth of the matter is if that's all you got and you didn't get 270 electoral votes, i suppose you have received the jim crow prize for second place finish in the president
romney or mr. stevens or republican that they many a nasty, mean-spirited campaign that deserved the thumping it received? >> you're not going to get that and, you know, i have met stuart. he's not a friend of mine, but you read the piece he wrote in "the washington post," you listen to what he said, you say no wonder romney make. the arguments he's making are fantasy and they're pernicious. he says crazy things like no one in washington, in the washington green room, ever...
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here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dollar. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about what you sir are a fool you know what kind of my terrorist cells in your neighborhood all want to give us a feature isn't a liberal and the christian point you. can see your beliefs about it. if you know the corporate media distracts us from what you and i should care about because their profit driven industry that sells of sensationalistic garbage because that breaking news i mean martin and we're going to break this that. it's the good the bad and the very very good dodgin asli ugly the good elizabeth warren was revealed yesterday. it's senator like warren will have a seat on the highly influential senate banking committee which is probably the worst nightmare of the wall street backyards in fact the finance industry is so afraid of warren for the spend a whopping six million dollars trying to defeat her in the election seat of the banking committee one will be able to help protect the landmark dodd frank financial reform law fro
here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dollar. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about what you sir are a fool you know what kind of my terrorist cells in your neighborhood all want to give us a feature isn't a liberal and the christian point you. can see your beliefs about it. if you know the corporate media distracts us from what you and i should care about because their profit driven industry that sells of sensationalistic...
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it was romney. >> i think in many ways it was romney. and as steven pointed out, he came in with no ideology and no way to communicate. >> you believe he was believed? did people believe he believed what he said? >> no. >> that's what i think was the problem. >> that was one of his problems but -- >> they don't believe he was saying anything more than what he thought would win the election. >> he got beat by women by 14 points. you cannot win -- when you give big blocks of the electorate away, which republicans are now doing, you can't win. >> ronald reagan was elected president. he ran a powerfully smart campaign. although he was pro-life, although he was pretty hawkish on foreign policy, he focused on jobs. he focused on the economy. and he was disciplined. so people sort of got the message, wink, wink, yeah, i'm pro-life, but i'm not going to change the law. in california he didn't sign a pro-choice position. he wasn't anti-gay. in other words, the emphasis he put on the job creation and the economy is what got him elected. your guy t
it was romney. >> i think in many ways it was romney. and as steven pointed out, he came in with no ideology and no way to communicate. >> you believe he was believed? did people believe he believed what he said? >> no. >> that's what i think was the problem. >> that was one of his problems but -- >> they don't believe he was saying anything more than what he thought would win the election. >> he got beat by women by 14 points. you cannot win -- when...
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. >> mitt romney y el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama hablaron en la casa blanca por el liderazgo, y la xolomanía ha logado lo que los políticos del país no han logrado, comenzamos. ♪. >> este es su noticiero univisión, con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas . >> muy buenas noches, o no tanto porque millones de ustedes y de nosotros no se ganaron la lotería, eran más de 550 millones en premios, y se lo ganó alguien que no se sabe, se vendió en arizona, el caso que para la mayorai de los que vivimos en estados unidos comprar los boletos de la lotería fue una de las peores inversiones, fuimos al lugar donde se vendió uno de los ganadores . >> con estos números arizona tiene un nuevo millonario gracias al powerball, la pregunta es quién será la otra persona que compartirá el premio . >> como lo dio a conocer la empleada, el ganador no ha reclamado el premio, se aconseja que lo fimre, busque un asesor financiero y lo guarde, tiene 180 días para cobrar el premio, éste es de 384 millones de dólares, el ganador compró 10 dólares en boletos . >> recibirá 25
. >> mitt romney y el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama hablaron en la casa blanca por el liderazgo, y la xolomanía ha logado lo que los políticos del país no han logrado, comenzamos. ♪. >> este es su noticiero univisión, con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas . >> muy buenas noches, o no tanto porque millones de ustedes y de nosotros no se ganaron la lotería, eran más de 550 millones en premios, y se lo ganó alguien que no se sabe, se vendió en arizona,...
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nobody -- mitt romney doesn't have a constituency left. most republicans are like, please go away and stop talking right now. you know, the people who voted for him by and large, they weren't mitt romney voters. they were republican voters. they were anti-obama voters. but they didn't come out because they loved mitt romney. now he needs to unite them behind the president. i actually think a more substantive and more important meeting would be a meeting with paul ryan. look, i'm no paul ryan fan. but here's a guy who really does have a following. he does have a constituency. and he's in the house. and is probably going to be a key part of the fiscal slope, fiesta negotiations. >> i think you're absolutely right. >> that would be productive and meaningful. >> you're right. in many ways this is a pointless meeting because romney has no real followers. he doesn't have a steady agenda to push. he's not going to be advocating for a thing he wants. if the president saw what stewart stevens wrote in the "washington post," that was total eye roll
nobody -- mitt romney doesn't have a constituency left. most republicans are like, please go away and stop talking right now. you know, the people who voted for him by and large, they weren't mitt romney voters. they were republican voters. they were anti-obama voters. but they didn't come out because they loved mitt romney. now he needs to unite them behind the president. i actually think a more substantive and more important meeting would be a meeting with paul ryan. look, i'm no paul ryan...
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romney goes to washington. he'll dine today at 1600 pennsylvania avenue at the invitation of the president himself. the question, is there a grander purpose behind their lunch date. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of cabinet level position, an audition for that position? >> no. >> so joining me now from the white house is kristen welker. so romney's people, however, they're not backing off controversial suggestions about how the president won re-election. romney chief strategist sue teachs explains romney lost essentially by suggesting that the president was black and that poor people voted overwhelmingly for him, not exactly a positive tone ahead of this luncheon. we all know that there ain't no free lunch. so what is this all about? >> well, remember it also comes on the heels of mitt romney making those gift comments, essentially suggesting president obama won re-election because he gave his core constituents gifts. so not necessarily a positive tone to start the meeting. but this is really
romney goes to washington. he'll dine today at 1600 pennsylvania avenue at the invitation of the president himself. the question, is there a grander purpose behind their lunch date. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of cabinet level position, an audition for that position? >> no. >> so joining me now from the white house is kristen welker. so romney's people, however, they're not backing off controversial suggestions about how the president won re-election....
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they spent through the roof to get president mitt romney and they lost. they did not get a president romney. they still have a president obama. but now they're at the president obama white house almost every week meeting with president obama. and i unde t a i underst what ab the f all this face time with president. does t i we're tol elizabe mas sea committ them on board with his agenda, particularly for his side of the negotiations with congressional republicans over the bush tax cuts and the stimulus and the deficit. this president seems to have a thick skin if letting bygones be bygones does not come naturally to him as a man, he is doing a convincing job as a president. from the friendly response from the business leaders after these meetings, even from the ones who supported mitt romney. it does not seem like the president is calling these business leaders to the white house to read them the riot act. it does not seem like he is trying to exact political revenge. it seal like he is trying to get them on board with his agenda, particularly for his sid
they spent through the roof to get president mitt romney and they lost. they did not get a president romney. they still have a president obama. but now they're at the president obama white house almost every week meeting with president obama. and i unde t a i underst what ab the f all this face time with president. does t i we're tol elizabe mas sea committ them on board with his agenda, particularly for his side of the negotiations with congressional republicans over the bush tax cuts and the...
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given everything that romney said. if the president would say to him, to ask him for advice about setting up these operations in each state, how did you do it? what should we know about how to do it? since romney said i am going to prevent this from happening, to sit there because he could have advice. >> or the president could say, wait a minute, we met with all your advisers, yet we know what you would tell us, so never mind. how's the weather? >> seriously, there is this body called the independent advisory board, which is designed to save money out of medicare, spread best practice. who better than mitt romney who's greatest achievement of governor of massachusetts, good enough to put in his portrait in massachusetts, out him as governor. who better to bring republicans into this cost cutting, health expansion, mitt romney. >> i know about 75 staffers. i'm trying. who are all better at anything involving that than this guy. but, so there's going to be the driveway. right? romney doesn't have to do the driveway micr
given everything that romney said. if the president would say to him, to ask him for advice about setting up these operations in each state, how did you do it? what should we know about how to do it? since romney said i am going to prevent this from happening, to sit there because he could have advice. >> or the president could say, wait a minute, we met with all your advisers, yet we know what you would tell us, so never mind. how's the weather? >> seriously, there is this body...
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romney republic anymore. he doesn't have any power. so he's coming today obama looked good because he's sticking out his hand and shows a spirit of bipartisanship that he's trying to create throughout all of this gridlock. >> matt, are they still stunned? i have to tell you, i watch this stuff from 7:00 until midnight. i'm constantly trying to figure this thing out. i thought it was much more pro-obama. he won a very solid victory and mandate. are they still stunned by that? >> yeah. in some respects, they are, to grapple with what happened and how their expectations got so high. >> stu stevens thinks that. we're all trying to figure that out. what happened here? >> i think there is a bit of that. and rahm himself, the data guy, going through the numbers trying to figure out what happened himself. i think he will be doing that for a while. i think he still thinks about this an awful lot. >> doug brinkley, author of the great book, "cronkite." it's a good history of recent american history going all the way ba
romney republic anymore. he doesn't have any power. so he's coming today obama looked good because he's sticking out his hand and shows a spirit of bipartisanship that he's trying to create throughout all of this gridlock. >> matt, are they still stunned? i have to tell you, i watch this stuff from 7:00 until midnight. i'm constantly trying to figure this thing out. i thought it was much more pro-obama. he won a very solid victory and mandate. are they still stunned by that? >>...
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>> a way to come bean both of them, the fiscal cliff and mitt romney. here's job for mitt romney. first, you allow medicare to negotiate drug prices, that's your give on entitlements. and then you put mitt romney in charge of it. make him -- >> you think mitt romney would do that? >> when bain was on the ropes, and he was brought in to kind of save the company, he -- he was able to get, you know, bailouts from pension funds, he was able to dole with creditors and get them to lower those prices. he's an incredible negotiator. he's steely, he's tough. so you know let him deal with fizer and the rest of the guys and push drug prices down, everybody wins. >> that's a nicer job for him than i envisioned which is saying you guys are using too much copy ing paper, let's do this digitally. >> romney's amoral, here's your goal, lower drug prices across the board, do it. no, here are your charts, here's your quant, go for it. >> amoral or apolitical, you know, i wonder, it is telling, karen, that mitt romney's gotten a warmer embrace from president obama than his own party. >> how about tha
>> a way to come bean both of them, the fiscal cliff and mitt romney. here's job for mitt romney. first, you allow medicare to negotiate drug prices, that's your give on entitlements. and then you put mitt romney in charge of it. make him -- >> you think mitt romney would do that? >> when bain was on the ropes, and he was brought in to kind of save the company, he -- he was able to get, you know, bailouts from pension funds, he was able to dole with creditors and get them to...
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nobody liked romney except voters. what began in a small field in new hampshire grew into a national movement. republican ideals, mitt romney carried the day. on november 6th that wasn't enough to win, but it was enough to make us proud. asked this morning on cbs about his sunny side up view of the campaign, stevens in many ways doubled down. >> i think the ideas carry the day for us, and it's success we had, though it obviously wasn't enough to win the race, it was based on the candidate mitt romney and on his ideas. he wanted to talk about big national issues, debt, entitlements, the future of the country. he wanted to put big questions before the country, and he did that. >> still stevens did make some admissions in this tv appearance about his campaign's failures. >> i think we should have done a better job reaching out to women voters. the governor has a great record on women's issues. we should have done a better job articulating that record. we should have done a better job reaching out to hispanic voters. we sh
nobody liked romney except voters. what began in a small field in new hampshire grew into a national movement. republican ideals, mitt romney carried the day. on november 6th that wasn't enough to win, but it was enough to make us proud. asked this morning on cbs about his sunny side up view of the campaign, stevens in many ways doubled down. >> i think the ideas carry the day for us, and it's success we had, though it obviously wasn't enough to win the race, it was based on the candidate...
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here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dog and. i'm sorry i'm just the guy who cares an awful lot of money you certainly are a fool you know what that is my other terrorist cells doesn't want to give us a defeat terrorism the only poll the christian public you. can see you're totally out of the. you know the corporate media distracts us from what you and i should care about because they're profit driven industry that's sensationalistic garbage he calls it breaking news i'm happy martin and we're going to break this that. it's the good the bad of the very very quick. ugly the good st louis missouri city. council last night the council voted to approve nondiscrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity both came after fairly contentious public comments even the n.r.a. lobbied to block the bill citing faulty information that the bill would actually take away people's second amendment rights through time communities across america followed in st louis is. what steps and an act of legislation to protect member
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he was a chairman of mitt romney's campaign this year. he hosted a luncheon for big time republican bundlers. the audience was reince priebus who attended the meeting. it was his rnc who hired the firm ran by the improprieties to run the voter registration efforts in five swing states. when that firm, ran by that guy with the shady past was inevitably accused of doing shady things this year with voter registration, the republican party in all of those states had to fire the firm which ended voter registration in the final crucial week before the election. there was no plan b. thanks, reince. the republicans just had to give up registering voters in those states. maybe that came up in today's meeting. also potentially on the menu today, the rnc field program, part of the ground effort that was just swamped this year. the republicans get out to vote technology crashed early on election day. one campaign telling the daily beast, everything about the system that was supposed to work actually failed. so these dozens of big-time republican dono
he was a chairman of mitt romney's campaign this year. he hosted a luncheon for big time republican bundlers. the audience was reince priebus who attended the meeting. it was his rnc who hired the firm ran by the improprieties to run the voter registration efforts in five swing states. when that firm, ran by that guy with the shady past was inevitably accused of doing shady things this year with voter registration, the republican party in all of those states had to fire the firm which ended...